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Phil Hall

Press Service International

Phillip Hall has been too long in Melbourne to see AFL in the same light as those back in Fremantle. East Fremantle born and bred, he would love to see the Dockers back in the eight. But would settle for just beating West Coast twice a year.

  • Holy Scriptural Scholars Batman!

    Biblical Scholars and Comic Book Geeks have a similar skill set. I realised this when I began the biblical studies portion of my theological degree. I have never forgotten this, though I have struggled to explain it. Then I started reading a book about Batman and it all came into focus. This is a big one. Get ready.

  • Hubs, Clubs, Olympics and World Cups.

  • Our Fictional Cricket Club and Covid-19

    The boom fell hard on all sport this year. Not just international, but local sport too. While some competitions were able to finish before the restrictions hit, others were not so fortunate. At our fictional local cricket club the Lions the impact has been mixed. 

  • War Between Virtues

    There is a precedence for the current situation we are in. It is called war time.

  • Jubilee and Hope in a Time of Quarantine

    On Christmas Day, December 1974, cyclone Tracey flattened Darwin. The recovery was not quick, but it happened. Along with the recovery period came an interesting situation.

  • Sport is Dead, long live Sport.

    If you are like me you have a set of people you know who would like nothing better than to see Football die. Cynically they follow Fremantle or Gold Coast just to antagonise you. I am sure they have wondered just what could stop football.

  • Raiders of the Hard Rubbish

    In the suburbs of Melbourne’s East it is Hard Rubbish time. The streets are dotted with collections of white goods, cases, toys, baby car seats and, so much mdf and plywood.

  • The Good News About Common Unity and Sport.

    On a recent Saturday in the misty rain that was Melbourne I was there when a young player won the game for us. We were playing away from home chasing 187 runs.

  • The Dark Wrestling After the Fires

    There is something that I have seen when it comes to the fires and the many prayers that have been made concerning them. While we should pray for those caught in catastrophic events there is a situation that concerns me.

  • It was the last round of cricket before Christmas...

    It is the last round before Christmas for our fictional local cricket club. Many players have family and work commitments and have withdrawn from the final round. Being able to get the seven teams the seventy seven players required for the final round has become desperate. It is a race to find numbers.